About This Item

  • Call NumberCONE_0585
  • TitleCircus barker at Coney Island
  • SummaryCricus barker or "talker" Lester Roberts standing inside booth for Dreamland Circus Side Show at Coney Island; second, unidentified man standing beside him, casually leaning elbow on side of booth; both men looking into camera; lettering on booth reads, "ADMISSION 10c / STRANGE CURIOS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD"; banner behind them reads, "BARON PAUCCI, SMALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD.", Photograph donated by Marie Roberts.
  • Date[1924?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 7 x 5 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • Creator[unknown]
  • SubjectCircus -- New York (State) -- New York ; Circus workers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionMarie Roberts Dreamland Circus side show photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)Dreamland (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsMarie Roberts Dreamland Circus side show photographs
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Roberts, Marie